German boycott sticker ban on mail protested
Samuel Untermyer protested to Postmaster General Farley against a post office order prohibiting stamps urging a boycott of German goods. The stickers, circulated by Jewish war veterans, resemble stamps but were deemed non permissible in mail. Untermyer plans to attend an international boycott meeting in London and possibly take the issue to Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Untermyer
Farley
Post Office Department
Jewish War Veterans of
United States
Hitler
Jewish Veterans’ Organization
Germany
C. B. Eilenberger
Eilenberger
Untermyer
London
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Geneva
Woman Acquitted in Killing at Third Street Club
Alexandria Louisiana jurors acquitted Anthony Velotta of Cleveland of slaying Earl Miller aged 21 at the entrance to a Third street amusement club on December 24. Judge R C Culpepper presided as the verdict was read at 10 o'clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Anthony Velotta
Cleveland
Earl Miller
Third Street
R. C. Culpepper
Camp Tera Hosts Jobless Women in Roosevelt Plan
Twenty six New York women, homeless and unemployed, arrive at Camp Tera on Lake Tiorati for a federally aided camp program proposed by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The effort aims to rehabilitate health and spirit with vocational training and social support, as more camps are planned nationwide.
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Noel Thornton
Lake Tiorati
N. Y
New York
Camp Tera
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
Virginia
Marian Tinker
Levee decision titled a major victory for region
The attorney general’s opinion declares the government must pay for levee rights of way in the Atchafalaya and Boeuf basins and on the south banks of the Arkansas and Red rivers under Mississippi flood control. Tensas Basin Flood Control Association members led the fight to secure this ruling, with key leaders cited and praise for City Attorney Harry H. Russell's courtroom work.
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Monroe
Ben C. Dawkins
Federal District Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Harry H. Russell
Louisiana
Sub Rosa Advice Column Dilemmas on Friendship and Marriage
Dear Miss Vane guides a reader to end romance with a married friend to protect his happiness and avoid jealousy. A second undecided reader is urged to assess marriage beyond escape and consider religious and family tensions, warnings about future strain.
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Miss Vane
D. L
Sonny
Petes
Growing Up Before Marriage Understood As Undertaking
A brief syndicated aphorism argues that maturity is required to grasp the nature and responsibilities of marriage, asserting adult understanding precedes the commitment.
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Baptist Encampment Declared Successful
Rev. L. T. Hastings reports a highly successful northeast Louisiana Baptist encampment ending Wednesday with 125 enrolled. Officers elected: President Rev. T. W. Gayer Pineville first vice president Rev. L. T. Hastings second vice president Dr. C. A. DeVane Alexandria secretary Rev. Dana Terry Winnsboro treasurer B. E. Zeagier. Ritche of Urania crowned king and Miss Della Guinn of Rayville queen.
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L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church of
Monroe
Louisiana
T. W. Gayer
Pineville
C. A. DeVane
Alexandria
Dana Terry
Winnsboro
B. E. Zeagier
John Henry Ritche
Urania
Della Guinn
Rayville
Hastings
Moonlight and Noon Brightness Compared
The note states moonlight around one fortieth of a foot candle versus bright noon sunlight near 10 000 foot candles, illustrating the vast contrast in light intensity between night and day.
Railroad Sold Receiver Named for N O G N in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi on June 29 a federal court ordered auction of the New Orleans Great Northern under reorganization. Hardy R McGowan and Henry E Barksdale bid 989760 for the properties on behalf of bondholders. The plan creates a new N O G N company which will lease the lines to Gulf Mobile and Northern for joint operation.
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Jackson
Miss
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad
Gulf, Mobile and Northern
Bondholders Protective Committee
N. O.G. N. First
New Orleans Great Northern Railway Company
I. B. Tigrett
Hardy R. McGowan
Henry E. Barksdale
James G. Blaine
F J. Lisman
New York
Arthur C. Waters
New Orleans
N. O. G. N. Company
Slidell
Covington
Railway Lines Span La Rio Foxworth to Columbia
The text lists a main line 40 miles long from Rio, Louisiana to Tylertown, Mississippi and a shorter two mile branch from Foxworth, Mississippi to Columbia, outlining regional rail extensions.
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Rio, la
Tylertown
Miss
Foxworth
Columbia
Pontchartrain Bridge Tolls to Be Reduced July First
A. P. Tugwell of the Louisiana highway commission announced that tolls on the Pontchartrain Bridge on the old Spanish Trail between New Orleans and Slidell will drop July 1. One way will cost 50 cents and round trip 60 cents, down from 1 dollar and 1.25 respectively. The lower rates aim to ease traffic on free nearby bridges Chef Menteur and Rigolets.
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Baton Rouge
Pontchartrain
New Orleans
Slidell
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana Highway Commission
Tugwell
Chef Menteur
Rigoleta
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J. J. Cerniguia
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Bayer
Absorbine, Jr
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Capitol
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Sally
Forsythe Park
Rg Mom
Vagho Mts
Pandanita Theaters
AL Rose
Mgr
Mrs. Roosevelt
Tor
Virginia Vane
Faulk-Collier Bonded Warehouses, Inc
Metropolitan Cafe
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Great Northern
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Pontchartrain Bridge
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